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1. Beads

Museum number:
6-21366
Culture or time period:
Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Collector:
Arthur S. Hunt and Bernard P. Grenfell
Collection place:
Cemetery 5, Tebtunis, Faiyum region
Collection date:
1899-1900
Person depicted:
Bes (Egyptian deity)

2. Bes pendant

Museum number:
6-13416
Culture or time period:
11th Dynasty of Egypt (2125–1985 BC), 12th Dynasty of Egypt (1985–1773 BC), 6th Dynasty of Egypt (2345–2181 BC), 7th & 8th Dynasties of Egypt (2181–2160 BC), and 9th & 10th Dynasties of Egypt (2160–2055 BC)
Object class:
Bes and Pendants (jewelry)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection place:
Tomb 409, Cemetery 100, Naga-ed-Der
Collection date:
1901-1903
Person depicted:
Bes (Egyptian deity)